Money Matters
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Swellfest, Dublin Mind Body Experience, Dublin Festival of History
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Hi!!
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Apparently this is budget week. On Tuesday we will get Budget 2027 and everybody will be looking through the announcements to find out the important bit: What does it mean for ME? Will there be a little more money in the pocket, a little less tax to pay or some other benefit coming our way?
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The Dublin Event Guide had its own rather spectacular budget event last week. One supporter made a donation that on its own covered the full monthly cost of keeping the Guide going. One person. A whole month. I was genuinely blown away by that generosity and I am hugely grateful.
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That does NOT mean that everybody else should now close their wallets. ;-) Last month left a hole and next month will come around surprisingly quickly, so donations are still very much needed. But having someone value this strange weekly project enough to support it at that level was a wonderful reminder that the Dublin Event Guide matters to people.
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And that brings us back to budgets. Whatever Tuesday brings, there is one area where I can reliably help you keep yours under control: going out in Dublin. There are still plenty of cultural experiences that don’t require you to spend money at all.
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So before we find out what the national budget has in store for us, let’s concentrate on the free stuff.
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Let’s see what’s on this week.
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If you have friends or family or colleagues that also enjoy cultural events in Dublin, let them know that they can sign up for the free weekly Dublin Event Guide newsletter at https://getthislink.com/DEGSignup
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The working title for my video series on YouTube is the “Better You” videos, they are all about 5-7 minute long about how to better your life. Check out this video series if you want to achieve more in life, but are talking yourself out of it. https://www.youtube.com/@JoergSteegmueller
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Donations in October:
EUR 181
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(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
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The counter here shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.
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Thanks to Alan, Aislin, Angela, Caitriona, Cathleen for your donations! I really appreciate your help! Every donation counts and even if it is just 3 or 4 Euro, your help is much appreciated. But every so often somebody is very very very generous and that was the case this week. THANK YOU! It removes a burden from my shoulders because we filled the minus from last month and are nearly at the goal point for this month.
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To keep the Dublin Event Guide going, I will find the events and you will need to help with the bills. None of the donations will go to me, it will all go to the Dublin Event Guide cost. The total cost per month is quite low at just EUR 200 per month, but we need to cover this monthly amount through donations to keep the Dublin Event Guide alive.
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If the Dublin Event Guide saves you some time searching for events or has introduced you to events you would otherwise not have found, then please help to keep it coming every week.
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With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses.
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Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.
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To donate, use the Dublin Event Guide Donation Page here: https://gturl.eu/DEGdonate. It is really easy to use and uses Stripe’s trustworthy payment processing. You can even sign up for a yearly subscription on the donation page! Yearly subscriptions will give some important financial stability and reliability to the Dublin Event Guide and are therefore very much appreciated! (Look for the RED subscription buttons at the bottom of the Donation Page.)
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In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via http://www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb or now also https://revolut.me/joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)
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To buy one or two or even three virtual coffees for the Dublin Event Guide, come to the “Buy Me a Coffee” page here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DublinEventG
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And there is one other way to help and it is even free: If you come to http://www.DublinEventGuide.com and check out some of the ads and click on the ones that you find interesting, that also helps with a few cent! ?
Thank you!!
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 03 October
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Saturdays at Buddy’s Farmers Market 08:30-14:30 Unit D, Ballymun Industrial Park, 16 Carton Rd, Dublin 11 https://www.facebook.com/dublinartisanmarket/
?+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 https://www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Medieval Dublin Symposium – Dublin Festival of History 09:30-17:00 Robert Emmet Theatre (Room 2037) Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/27th-medieval-dublin-symposium/ (Booking required)
+ A Very Long Courtship: Fingal and Europe before the EU – Fingal Festival of History 10:00-11:00 Carnegie Arts Library, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1991189303809 (Booking required)
++ Dublin Mind Body Experience (Fri-Sun) – Wellness Expo, Psychic Fair, Yoga & Meditation Festival – Expo, Talks & Workshops 10:00-19:00 RDS, Hall 4, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 https://www.mindbodyexperience.ie/dublin-mind-body-experience (Booking required)
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
?+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Bushy Park Market 11:00-16:00 Bushy Park (next to Padel & Tennis Club), Terenure, Dublin 6 https://www.dublincity.ie/parks-and-nature/dublin-city-parks/visit-park/bushy-park
+ The Language Hub: Poetry and Translation 11:00-16:00 The Chapel, Swords Castle, Swords, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1999691684659 (Booking required)
+ 50 Years: Ireland and the EU – Fingal Festival of History 11:30-12:30 Carnegie Arts Library, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1991189520457 (Booking required)
+ Chester Beatty Museum Qigong in Mountjoy Square Park 12:00-13:00 Mounjoy Square, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-in-the-mountjoy-square-with-the-chester-beatty/
+ Buzzfest Phisborough – Community, Sustainability & Biodiversity festival – Repair Cafe, Talks 12:00-16:00 Panama Scout Hall, Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 https://www.phibsboro.com/buzzfest/ (Booking required for some events)
++ Swellfest – family event – sports activities, wellness talks and demos – Boxing, wrestling, martial arts, football, climbing wall, dancing, badminton, volleyball, GAA handball, fitness health, workouts 12:00-18:00 Mountjoy Square, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 https://www.neic.ie/events/swellfest-2026
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+ Who Were These Men? 1916 Leaders at Arbour Hill Cemetery – Tour 14:00-15:30 Arbour Hill Cemetry, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/who-were-these-men-1916-leaders-and-arbour-hill-cemetery/
+ Drop-in Drawing with Roxana Manouchehri – Chester Beatty Museum 14:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
+ Digital Design to Wearable Art (Age 13-17) 14:00-16:00 Blanchardstown Library, Civic Centre, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Dublin 15 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002086630005 (Booking required)
?+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ IMMA Drop-in Tour 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ A Stitch in Time at 14 Henrietta Street – Family Workshop 14:30-15:30 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/family-workshop-a-stitch-in-time-at-14-henrietta-street/ (Booking required)
+ Malahide Castle – Fingal’s house of European culture – Fingal Festival of History 15:15-16:15 Carnegie Arts Library, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1991189676925 (Booking required)
+ “Requiem for Gaza” Book Launch 18:30-20:30 The Whistleblower, 30 South Anne Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002196591904 (Booking required)
?+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616
+ Green Diesel (Ultimate Party Rock) – Gig – support from Last Orders & Lost in Confusion 20:00-02:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Pearse Street, Dubllin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/2150471962348319/
+ Creation Soul – electronic music and live violin -Gig 20:30-00:00 Barebone Hi-Fi Bar & Kitchen, 11 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002550800351
+ Lighting Phill & The Sinisters – Live Blues 21:00-23:30 The Foggy Dew, 1 Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/925159054637
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Sunday 04 October
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
++ Dublin Mind Body Experience (Fri-Sun) – Wellness Expo, Psychic Fair, Yoga & Meditation Festival – Expo, Talks & Workshops 10:00-19:00 RDS, Hall 4, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 https://www.mindbodyexperience.ie/dublin-mind-body-experience (Booking required)
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/ (R)
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 https://bit.ly/RTRDublin
(Booking required)
+ Herbert Park Food & Farmers Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Dublin 4 https://spillaneworldmarkets.com/herbert-park/
+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/ (R)
++ Dublin Flea Market 11:00-16:00 Digital Hub, Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/emma.brereton.378
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+ Hugh Lane Gallery Sunday Concert: Spotlight Chamber Music II – Cassiopeia Winds 13:10-14:10 Abbey Presbyterian Church, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1998217394016 (Booking required)
+ A Shed Less Ordinary: The Museum Building at National Botanic Gardens – Dublin Festival of History 14:00-15:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1999157214043 (Booking required)
+ Saint Mary’s Hospital Tour – Dublin Festival of History 14:00-15:00 Saint Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/saint-marys-hospital-tour/2026-10-04/
+ IMMA Drop-in Tours 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ Vikings of Islandbridge: Dublin’s Hidden Viking Past – Talk – Dublin Festival of History 15:00-16:00 Phoenix Park Visitors Center, Dublin 8 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/vikings-of-islandbridge-dublins-hidden-viking-past/2026-10-04/
+ Vigil of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity during the Serbia vs Israel football match – Protest 19:00 https://www.ipsc.ie/protest/emergency-protests-for-palestine-around-ireland Central Bank Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2
+ Autumn Organ Recitals at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (13 Sep-11 Oct) 19:00-20:00 Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Saint Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 https://www.stpatrickscathedral.ie/events (Booking required)
+ Organ Freeman – Weekly Jazz Sundays 18:00-20:30 The Big Romance, 98 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/organ-freeman-weekly-jazz-sundays-39.html (R)
+ HahaHa’Penny Comedy Club – with Pat McDonnell – Stand-up Comedy 20:00-21:30 Ha’penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002458042911
+ Belly Laughs Comedy 20:00-22:00 Turk’s Head, 27 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002421500612
+ Jawbone: Acoustic Blues & Folk Commune 20:00 Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/events/2884885621692568/2884885678359229 (R)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch (R)
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And the free events for next week….
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Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.
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Monday 05 October
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 / 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0 (R)
+ Dublin, Disability and Determination: Becoming Christy Brown – Talk – Dublin Festival of History 11:00-12:00 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/the-story-of-christy-brown-dublin-disability-and-determination/ (Booking required)
+ Gulliver at 300 with Brendan Twomey – Talk – Dublin Festival of History 13:00-14:00 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/gulliver-at-300-with-brendan-twomey/ (Booking required)
+ Daniel O’Connell, the Duke and the Deer Park: The Family History of Liberator – Talk – Dublin Festival of History 14:00-15:00 Phoenix Park Visitors Center, Dublin 8 https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/daniel-oconnell-the-duke-and-the-deer-park-the-family-history-of-liberator/2026-10-05/ (Booking required)
+ Donal Kirk & Anto Drennan – Gig 20:00-23:30 M.J. Wright, 17 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1990182411166
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 06 October
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ GradIreland Graduate Careers Fair – 80+ employers, talks & seminars 11:00-17:00 RDS Simmonscourt, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 https://gradireland.com/events/gradireland-graduate-careers-fair-2026 (Booking required)
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 https://www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Weekly Drop-in Classes & Social Dancing 20:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 https://www.downtownbluesdublin.com/blues-dancing
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 08 October
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
?+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 & 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0 (R)
+ Basic Talks with artist Eleanor McCaughey – Hugh Lane Gallery 12:30-13:30 East Quad Building, TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002216352007 (Booking required)
+ Chester Beatty Museum Illustrated Talk: Collection Highlights 14:00 Charleville Mall Library https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/chester-beatty-online-illustrated-talk-collection-highlights/ (Booking required)
+ Skills for Life: Business Advice Clinic 18:15-19:30 Central Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/skills-life-business-advice-clinic (Booking required)
+ Historical fiction/Ficsean stairiúil – Telling Stories of Early Modern Ireland – Bilingual discussion 18:30-19:30 National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/historical-fictionficsean-stairiuil (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Vault – Stand-up Comedy 19:30-21:30 Grand Central Pub, 10 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002283726526
+ The Richie Buckley Quartet – Jazz 20:30-23:30 Frank Ryan’s Pub, 5 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-richie-buckley-quartet-13.html
+ The Workman’s Club Karaoke 22:30 Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 http://theworkmansclub.com/events/
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+++ FACEBOOK DOESN’T WANT US ANYMORE
Facebook has changed the rules for Pages and the Dublin Event Guide has now been hit by the change. Without paying Facebook an exorbitant amount of money, Pages are only allowed to publish two posts per month containing external links. TWO! PER MONTH!!!
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That obviously doesn’t work for a weekly event guide full of free events and the links to them. Thanks Facebook! The platform has lost a lot of its appeal in the last few years and this new policy will drive even more people away from it.
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So from now on, don’t rely on Facebook to tell you about the events. I will still post when the new Dublin Event Guide is available, but can’t post the event listing anymore.
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So, a MUCH better option is to subscribe to the Dublin Event Guide newsletter at https://getthislink.com/DEGSignup . Then the complete Dublin Event Guide arrives directly in your inbox every week.
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You can also always find the newest issue at https://DublinEventGuide.com and I will also try if a WhatsApp Channel is another way to let you know when the new edition is available. Go to “Updates” in your WhatsApp phone app or follow this link: https://getthislink.com/WhatsAppChannel (When you use this option, make sure to FOLLOW the channel.)
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Please spread the word! Facebook might change its rules, but the Dublin Event Guide isn’t going anywhere. ;-)
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+++ DUBLIN FESTIVAL OF HISTORY
The Dublin Festival of History will continue until 11 October 2026. All events are free, but ticketed. A lot of talks take place in libraries around Dublin. All events are here https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/ A lot of events are booked out, but there are still a good few interesting events that have some space. I have included SOME of the events in the listings above for the weekend, but you should definitely check the website to get the full picture.
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+++ Ireland Fashion Week
The Ireland Fashion Week will take place from 07-12 October and a range of events are listed at https://irelandfw.com/ But the organisers forgot to tell us if events are free or if there is an admission charge. I expect that most are not free, but is the target audience meant to find that out? No ticket link, no statement that any of the events are free. How can organisers forgot that important detail?
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+++ Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2026
The Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders are inviting to the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival from Friday 9 – Sunday 18 October 2026. There are a number of free events, check them out here https://smashingtimes.ie/irishartsandhumanrightsfestival2026/
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+++ OPEN HOUSE DUBLIN
On the weekend 17+18 October the great Open House Dublin festival will take place. It is a free festival of architecture with guided tours and events taking place across the city. A good few of the tours need pre-booking and many are already booked out. Have a look at https://openhousedublin.com/ to check out what is still available. There are also walk-in tours that don’t need pre-booking so put the weekend in your calendar either way.
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+++ PTSB Ideal Home Show – Free Tickets
The Ideal Home Show will be at the RDS Simmonscourt from 16-18 October and there are still free tickets available if you hurry. Free tickets are available for any of the three days and you can book via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1993681970442
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+++ DUBLIN BY DUSK
Dublin by Dusk city wide initiative that invites you to experience Dublin city with late openings on the last Thursday of every month. It is a mini-Culture Night every month. A great idea that will hopefully catch on. https://dublin.ie/live/dublin-nights/dublin-by-dusk/ Many events are not free, but there are a range of free ones in the long list of events.
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+++ The Day The World Rocked: Live Aid – Guided Tour
Every Friday at 14:00 and every Saturday at 11:00 a guided tour of the National Photographic Archive Exhibition “The Day The World Rocked: Live Aid” will take place. Live Aid was a world wide event in 1985 when two concerts took place simultaneously in London and Philadelphia with the intention to collect money to feed the world. Many of the greatest Pop and Rock performers of the time took part, from Status Quo to Joan Baez, Queen to Phil Collins and U2 to Madonna. Discover images and stories from Live Aid donated by Bob Geldof to the National Library of Ireland.
The exhibition is in the National Photographic Archive at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar and it is open every day from 10:00-16:00. https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/day-world-rocked-live-aid
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+++ Humanarium at RCSI – Heart Exhibition
Check out the brand new “Humanarium” at RCSI, 118 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 It is an exhibition space that will make health sciences and medical research more accessible and will help us to learn how to live longer, healthier and happier lives.
The exhibition space and the cafe that comes with it are open from 07:30-16:30 from Monday to Friday and 10:00-15:00 on Saturdays.
The current exhibition is called “Heart: more than a beat” and is suitable for everyone, no medical background needed! If you have a heart, this exhibition is for you! ;-) https://www.humanarium.ie/
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? +++ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Daily Tour
From Monday to Saturday every day at 11:30 and 14:00 a tour of the “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again” exhibition will take place in the Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66. Booking is not required. https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Heaney was born in Northern Ireland and lived in Sandymount, Dublin4 from 1976 until his death.
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+++ Dublin Castle & Chester Beatty Museum closed until January
From 05 May, Dublin Castle, Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction will be closed because of the EU Presidency until 31 December 2026. And from 15 June, the Chester Beatty Museum will also close until January.
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+++ Dublin City Council Culture Company
Every week, the Dublin City Council Culture Company organises cultural events in venues in Dublin. They are events in addition to the normal events in museums, galleries and other venues. All events are free, but access is by registration only. And these events are POPULAR!! So when I get to checking them out on the Friday before they take place, the most interesting ones are usually already booked out. If you are interested, check them out here https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events
Find Library events here https://www.dublincity.ie/events and Trinity College Events here https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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